However, about halfway across, I began to tire. He saw it and also knew that I would never admit it.“Just float on your back, Johanna,” he said, w...thout giving me a reason.I obeyed and he calmly towed me the rest of the way, getting us to the far shore without incident.Dad and I did backcountry trips together every winter that always included a great deal of skiing, hiking, snowshoeing, camping, and sometimes even ice climbing. Backcountry skiing in Montana is probably one of the most extreme. Amber looked down at me and gave me a motherly smile. "You did very well Alison," She said. "I'm very proud of you. As soon as we get some life back into you we'll get you a little to eat and drink. You're going to need all the energy you can get. The priest should be back in about an hour. I don't think that you'll need us for this next part, but we will be here for you just in case."I had revived enough to speak. "What's going to happen?" I asked shakily."Instruction." She said. "You have. "She put her wine on the cocktail table, grabbed me and started ticklingme. I am very ticklish and Mother knows just where to get me. Ofcourse I was laughing uncontrollably. She said, "You know that is NOTwhat I want to hear about! Now spill, or I will keep tickling you tillyou have an accident! And we wouldn't want you to ruin those prettypanties of yours!"She stopped long enough for me to catch my breath, and I continued. Isaid, "Ok, OK, I was just playing with you. He was a perfect. “Roger,” I said, “I have a problem and we need to go for a walk.”There was a lot of open beach. The nudists, including my parents, my sister, and myself usually congregated in this spot because we enjoyed the company of other nudists. But all along the beach there were isolated groups, usually couples. Most of them were nudist, or at least naked. There’s a slight difference. I grabbed a towel and the boy’s hand and headed south. Either direction would have been the same. We didn’t take.